Summary of Relief: Reinforcement Learning Empowered Graph Feature Prompt Tuning, by Jiapeng Zhu et al.
RELIEF: Reinforcement Learning Empowered Graph Feature Prompt Tuning
by Jiapeng Zhu, Zichen Ding, Jianxiang Yu, Jiaqi Tan, Xiang Li, Weining Qian
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Aug 2024
Categories
- Main: Machine Learning (cs.LG)
- Secondary: None
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| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary The paper explores the application of the “pre-train, prompt” paradigm to graph representation learning, building on its successes in Natural Language Processing (NLP). The authors investigate two approaches: initial methods tailored for Graph Neural Network (GNN) models with specific pre-training strategies, and universal prompting via adding prompts to the input graph’s feature space. However, the need to add feature prompts to all nodes remains an open question. Inspired by NLP prompt tuning research, the authors propose strategically incorporating lightweight feature prompts to certain graph nodes to enhance downstream task performance. This is a combinatorial optimization problem requiring a policy to decide which nodes to prompt and what specific feature prompts to attach. The paper proposes RELIEF, a Reinforcement Learning (RL) method that optimizes this process by selecting nodes and determining prompt content to maximize cumulative performance gain. Extensive experiments demonstrate that RELIEF outperforms fine-tuning and other prompt-based approaches in classification performance and data efficiency. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary Imagine you have a computer program that helps understand complex patterns in graphs, like social networks or brain connections. The current approach is to teach the program specific rules for each graph type, which limits its use. Researchers are exploring ways to make the program more general and efficient. They propose adding simple instructions to certain parts of the graph to help it perform better. This is a complex problem that requires finding the right balance between giving too many or too few instructions. The team developed an algorithm called RELIEF that solves this problem using a clever technique called Reinforcement Learning. In experiments, RELIEF outperformed other methods in recognizing patterns and using data efficiently. |
Keywords
» Artificial intelligence » Classification » Fine tuning » Gnn » Graph neural network » Natural language processing » Nlp » Optimization » Prompt » Prompting » Reinforcement learning » Representation learning
